Global Patent Index - EP 0097401 B1

EP 0097401 B1 19861008 - APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A METAL BODY IN AN ELECTRICAL LOW CONDUCTIVITY MEDIUM

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A METAL BODY IN AN ELECTRICAL LOW CONDUCTIVITY MEDIUM

Publication

EP 0097401 B1 19861008 (FR)

Application

EP 83200877 A 19830615

Priority

LU 84209 A 19820617

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4552134A] The equipment for determining the position of a metal pin in a bone comprises a support, a radiating self-induction coil mounted on the support and two receiving self-induction coils mounted on the support. A receiving coil is arranged on either side of the radiating coil but the space between the receiving coils facing the radiating coil remains free. The radiating coil is supplied by an oscillator with a frequency of about 30 kHz. The receiving coils control signaling members according to the phase-shift of signals generated by the receiving coils.

IPC 1-7

G01V 3/11; A61B 17/56

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); G01V 3/10 (2006.01); G01V 3/11 (2006.01); G01V 3/15 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/1707 (2013.01 - EP US); G01V 3/107 (2013.01 - EP US); G01V 3/15 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0097401 A1 19840104; EP 0097401 B1 19861008; AT E22734 T1 19861015; DE 3366748 D1 19861113; LU 84209 A1 19840307; US 4552134 A 19851112

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83200877 A 19830615; AT 83200877 T 19830615; DE 3366748 T 19830615; LU 84209 A 19820617; US 50293683 A 19830610